reasons cited for the interest in 3PL? Ocean Spray Cranberries‚ Inc. offered several reasons for using a 3PL for their transportation and logistics area. They looked at the transportation within the logistics chain and realized there was a lot of variability in this area. The company decided that it wants to centralize and bring all of it’s transportation logistics into uniformity while expanding into new markets. They also feel that they should focus on their core competency‚ “maintaining our leadership
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ANALYSIS OF RESPONSIVENESS VS EFFICIENCY IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OF PERISHABLE ITEMS A firm’s ability to satisfy customer requirements in a timely manner is referred to as Responsiveness‚ while efficiency is a firm’s ability to deliver goods in accordance with the customer’s expectations with least wastage in terms of raw materials‚ labour and cost. While choosing what supply chain process is to be used‚ the choice one has to make is between responsiveness and efficiency.It is Extremely vital
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Its commitment beyond the market and brings together diverse agencies‚ each with specialized competencies in a bid to empower the Indian farmer. Soya beans and its derivatives were 2/3 of ITC’s agricultural export business. In 1998‚ IBD grossed $100M in agricultural commodities sales while ITC total sales were $2B. Problems Soy Bean Farmers Encountered 1. Inefficient agricultural supply chain system 2. Limited technology resources constrained dissemination of know-how in rural farming
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Innovation is a primary concern of industry and logistics services are constantly looking for ways to innovate in order to gain competitive advantage revolutionary. Green innovations can have a major impact in reducing the environmental burden of this industry particularly in terms of pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The collaborations can also engage with industry and play a role by providing the right environment for companies to innovate. As a result of the global warm
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everything involved in the logistical flow of getting the products from one point to the next. The distribution portion of the supply chain is also called “logistics” and involves aspects such as warehouse management‚ materials handling‚ inventory control‚ packaging and transportation. 3.3 Third party logistics provider Third party logistics providers‚ also known as 3PLs‚ serve a similar role as an internal transportation department. They work with carriers and drivers to manage the scheduling
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SCHOOL OF COMMERCE D.A.V.V MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT ON “Implementation of e-commerce on supply chain management with reference to logistic management” A Research Dissertation Submitted for Partial Fulfillment of Degree of Bachelor’s of Foreign Trade (2009-2012) GUIDED BY: SUBMITTED BY: Mr. Vandit Hedau Rohit Wagle
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A META-ANALYSIS OF LOGISTICS CUSTOMER SERVICE RUDOLF LEUSCHNER Rutgers University FRANÇOIS CHARVET Northeastern University DALE S. ROGERS Rutgers University Logistics customer service has received considerable attention over the past several decades. Evidence exists that superior logistics customer service leads to better overall firm performance. Yet mixed findings were observed‚ and this relationship has been tested across multiple operationalizations and diverse industry settings‚ which may
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Physical Distribution Management Part of logistics management‚ physical distribution is concerned with the transporting of merchandise‚ raw materials‚ or by-products‚ such as hazardous waste‚ from the source to the customer. A manager of physical distribution must also assess and control the cost of transporting these goods and materials‚ as well as to determine the most efficient way to store them‚ which usually involves some form of warehousing. Hence‚ physical distribution (PD) is concerned with inventory
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CASE STUDY OF LOGISTICS STRATEGY GROUP WORK ASSIGNMENT “Assuming you are the Regional Administration Manager ABC (Hong Kong) Limited‚ please work out a Planning of how you would execute a special project on the re-engineering of the logistic flows in the Hong Kong Region.” Hints: As there are various parameters that can be considered in planning a project‚ such as “formation of project team(s)‚ resources consideration‚ availability of time and people‚ management style to be applied‚ definition
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Semester IV Retail Supply Chain Management Paper code: FMRM403 Block: 1 Unit: 1. Introduction to Retail Supply chain‚ Supply Chain and Logistics‚ Elements of Supply Chain and Elements of Logistics‚ Retail Logistics and Retail Supply Chain‚ Elements of Retail Supply Chain 2. Category Management: Introduction‚ Category Management Process‚ Components of Category Management‚ Challenges in Category Management 3. Merchandising‚ Types of Merchandise‚ Merchandise Hierarchy‚ Merchandise
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